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Maybe I'm over#analyzing it, but it seems like the more recent episodes play at vocabulary-building tropes by using particular words multiple times throughout the episode in a way that they're important, but such that the context is appropriate and tends to differentiate it from other familiar terms. For example "assistant" is used multiple times throughout Owl's Well that Ends Well to refer to Spike's working role in relation to Twilight. It's reasonable to think that some of the younger viewers might not be too familiar with that term except in passing. The context it's used in makes it pretty easy to pick up they way they mean it in the show. Similarly, the term "Excuses" is used instead of "lies" in another episode, in such a context that "lies" wouldn't be strictly true. If this is the case, that's a clever way of going about it. #analysis
Saturday, 30-Apr-11 13:50:03 UTC from web-
@retl We are on the precipice of disaster! By the way, precipice means threshold and/or brink. Also imperitive means important.
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@puzzlemint I can't believe I forgot about that, it's like one of the first memorable things Twilight said! XD Great example!
Saturday, 30-Apr-11 13:52:56 UTC from web
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@retl Hm. That's interesting, because I think you're right and it's done in such a subtle way that it doesn't interfere with the show at all. Heck, I never thought about it until you pointed it out, but there really *is* a substantial amount of educational content in the show. (Orion has three stars on his belt, not four!)
Saturday, 30-Apr-11 14:48:16 UTC from web
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